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WGUS81 KAKQ 121843
FLSAKQ
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
243 PM EDT SUN JUL 12 2026
VAC041-085-087-760-122145-
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CHESTERFIELD VA-HANOVER VA-HENRICO VA-CITY OF RICHMOND VA-
243 PM EDT SUN JUL 12 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
* WHAT...URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE
RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES AND INDEPENDENT CITY, CHESTERFIELD, CITY OF RICHMOND,
HANOVER AND HENRICO.
* WHEN...UNTIL 545 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN OR OTHER AREAS IS OCCURRING OR IS
IMMINENT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 243 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS. THIS WILL CAUSE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM
FLOODING. BETWEEN 0.5 AND 1 INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN.
- ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 0.5 TO 1.5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
OVER THE AREA. THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL RESULT IN MINOR
FLOODING.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY, HIGHLAND SPRINGS,
VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY, DOWNTOWN RICHMOND, MECHANICSVILLE,
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, BON AIR, TUCKAHOE, EAST HIGHLAND
PARK, BENSLEY, BELLWOOD, LAKESIDE, MONTROSE, RICHMOND
HEIGHTS, VARINA, RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL, FAIR OAKS, DREWRYS
BLUFF AND SANDSTON.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
LAT...LON 3762 7732 3748 7718 3747 7719 3745 7720
3743 7721 3736 7734 3749 7760 3760 7758
ROGERS
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